Meet Bishop Eaton

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton was elected as the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Born in Cleveland on April 2, 1955, Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School...

Luther and Lutheranism

Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Luther was a young monk and priest when Michaelangelo was painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome...

ELCA Good Gifts Catalog

Assignment Process

Assignment completes candidacy for all people, including those ordained in another Lutheran church or Christian tradition, moving them toward first call and admittance to the appropriate roster in the ELCA...

Office of the Treasurer

The Office of the Treasurer of the ELCA manages business affairs, proposes financial policy for review and action by the ELCA Church Council, provides for implementation of those financial, accounting, banking, investment and money management policies, provides information technology and building management services for the churchwide organization. The staff also provide synods and congregations with tools and resources to facilitate their operations.

Linda Norman currently serves as treasurer for the ELCA. Learn more about her background, gifts and the experience that she brings to her work and ministry.

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